Yarn

The result of all this is a very enjoyable album from start to finish.  The songs are bluegrass influenced acoustic gems.  Christiana’s love of the country-side of the Grateful Dead is quite evident on this record, with several songs reminiscent of the Jerry Garcia-David Grissman collaborations. Andrew Hendryx’s mandolin playing truly anchors the band’s sound, along with the smooth vocals/lyrics of Blake, who claims to use Gram Parsons as his songwriting measuring stick. One of the CDs highlights is the second cut, �Bad, Bad Man,� alternating between mandolin, fiddle and banjo runs with the singers admission that "I’m a bad, bad, man, candy in my pocket, broken woman on my hand�"   �25 Years� is highlighted by some great harmony vocals and is one of the tunes with a definite Grateful Dead feel to it.  Other gems are the up-tempo �Don’t Break My Heart Again,� and the beautiful �Angel in Woodstock,� which Christiana says he wrote one night after listening to two Gram Parsons albums. The band has toured heavily in the east in preparation for the release of this CD.  If they come to a town near you I highly recommend you check them out.  Their website is http://www.yarnmusic.net/, where they have a few live sets you can download.
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